The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-27

another rehearsal was appointed for Satur-
day evening of this week at seven o'clock,
when the music will undoubtedly have been
received, and large attendance of singers
is desired.
THE shops of the Colby Wringer Com
pany, formerly located at Waterbury, have
been situated at Highandville, Mass, for
few years past. Colonel Fred e. Smith is
president of that company, but increasing
local responsibilities have made it incon-
venient to attend to the duties of his office
when all the home business of the company
is in another state and he has successfully
urged the desirability of removal of the
mandatory to Montpelier-or rather to
Berlin, as the shops will probably be located
on the south side of the river. The plan is
to bring from Waterbury the large building
owned by the company and place II between
the shops of the Montpelier Carriage Com
pany and the gas-house. This, however, is not
fully determined upon. The Colby Wringer
Company is doing thriving business, with
eighteen employees, several of whom will
come to Montpelier to reside in the event of
a removal of the works, which is expected
to take place in June. This change will re-
suit in a most desirable acquisition to Mont
pelier industries.
AN entirely new business will commence
an extensive scale, of an automatic, dust
proof watch-key, of exceptional merit, in
vented by Mr.. c. T. Neill, " the Opera-house
optician." Mr.. Neill and his brother-in-law
Mr. e. j. Gale of Barre, have formed CO.
partnership and are now engaged in making
the preparations necessary. The key works
will be situated in the second story of the
electric light building, which has already
been leased for the purpose, and work will
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This will be operated entirely by Berlin
water. AT the start some twenty-five or
thirty hands will be employed and as fast as
they can be broken in " the force will be
increased until from seventy-five to one
hundred are engaged in the work. To the
superior facilities afforded in Montpelier
and the inducements offered by the citi-
zens committee to encourage manufacture
| ing " is due the location here of this enter
prise. Other places made an effort to secure
it, one New York town offering the firm
$4,000 to locate in that place. If the bust
ness proves all that is confidently predicted
for it by men in every way competent to
judge of the prospects, there will be oc-
casion for rejoicing that the proprietors were
pleased to make Montpelier their head
quarters
SEMINARY HILL.
Mr.. A. w. HoBsoN, class of 'S5, gave us a
call last week. - A sister of Miss Emma
c. Poland is visiting on the hill. -
Professor Bishop attended the Methodist
Conference at St. Johnsbury during the
past week. Mr.. Taplin and Mr.
Wheatley went to st. Johnsbury on Satur.
day - A sugar-party was given by the
faculty last Friday evening The students
convened in the parlors of the boarding
house, where they enjoyed a very pleasant
social hour, after which they adjourned tC
the dining-hall, where the sugar was served
- The 4Esthetic and Band societies
will give literary entertainment in the
Seminary chapel next Friday evening We
bespeak large audience and assure all a
pleasant occasion. We send cordial nvi-
tation to all interested, and especially to the
former members of the school.